Tropical Storm Nicole, currently spinning northeast of the Bahamas, is intensifying and is forecast to strike Florida as a hurricane late Wednesday.
"in an abundance of caution" to allow residents to prepare necessary resources in the event the storm gains strength.
A storm surge warning is also in effect from North Palm Beach, Florida to Altamaha Sound in Georgia, as well as from the mouth of the St. Johns River to Georgetown, Florida. Tropical storm and storm surge watches have been extended northward into portions of South Carolina, while much of central Florida is under tropical storm warnings.
"A dangerous storm surge is expected along much of the east coast of Florida and portions of coastal Georgia where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect," the NHC stated in a forecast discussion. "The storm surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.
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